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Cavs 'Confident' Donovan Mitchell Will Sign 4-Year, $209M Max Contract Extension
I'm sure the hiring of Kenny Atkinson will be viewed as a positive for Mitchell and should go a long way in getting Spida to agree to the contract extension.
Jun 24, 2024
Donovan Mitchell, aka Spida, will score a $209 million contract extension from the Cleveland Cavaliers, that is, if he chooses to accept the deal. Tension between Mitchell and former head coach JB Bickerstaff reportedly got so bad that the two did not speak for the last two months of the season.
Shams Charania, Joe Vardon, and Jason Lloyd of The Athletic reported that the Cavs front office plans to present Mitchell with a four-year, $209 million extension offer as soon as their new head coach, Kenny Atkinson, signs on the dotted line.
I'm sure the hiring of Atkinson will be viewed as a positive for Mitchell and should go a long way in getting Spida to agree to the contract extension.
If Mitchell signs the extension, the front office will breathe a collective sigh of relief but may have to explore trading their other All-Star guard. Darius Garland's representation could reportedly approach the Cavs about a trade, as Garland has spent the last two seasons playing in Mitchell's shadow.
"I don't see big major sweeping changes. I just don't," Koby Altman told reporters after the Cavs were eliminated from the playoffs. "Like I said, more data speaks to [how] this works than it doesn't. You can't win 99 games over the regular season, make it to a conference semis and be like, this doesn't work. Again, this just year two of this iteration of this core being together and I have a lot of excitement for the future for this group and belief in this group."